Increasing the width of tires for a 2015 GS350 F Sport RWD: Need Advice
I am new to Club Lexus. I have a 2015 GS 350 F Sport (RWD). It came with the staggered tire sizes of 235/40/19 in front and 265/35/19 in the rear. I live in Texas, but travel occasionally with this car. When traveling northward during the winter months, I will be seeing freezing temperatures and do not believe the OEM Bridgestone Potenza RE050As will be adequate. Although Winter Tires would be beneficial while traveling up north, temperatures where I live in Texas are too warm for Winter Tires, even during the coldest part of the year. I think All Season tires would work fine for me, but a quick search of the internet did not yield any All Season tires that match the staggered sizes of this car. Mostly, this seems to be due to the odd ball 235/40/19 size. I would prefer to keep the OEM sizes on this car, but with no manufactures making All Season tires that match this car's staggered sizes, I find myself seeking a solution. Based on what I have seen written here on Club Lexus thus far, increasing to sizes 245/40/19 in the front and 275/35/19 in the rear provides me with several All Season tire choices. Has anyone running these sizes had any negative issues because of the increased height and width? Is anyone aware of All Season tires that come in the OEM sizes that I have somehow overlooked? Thanks.
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Wow, 120+ views with no advice so far. Maybe this is more difficult of an issues than I realized.
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There is no problems running at most one size up. I have done this to my previous cars to add extra contact patch to my tires. This will increase grip but make the car ride slightly mushy/soft if that makes sense. Its better to go with oem size. But 1 size up wont hurt nothing.
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Thanks for the input. I would rather stay with the OEM sizes, but as stated in the initial post, no one seems to manufacture All Season tires in those sizes. So, I am looking to change sizes.
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I'm in the marking for the tires and did find Dunlop, Pirelli, Michelin, Yokohama and many more in 235/40/19 all weather tires.
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Originally Posted by Dallasguy1
(Post 9488648)
I'm in the marking for the tires and did find Dunlop, Pirelli, Michelin, Yokohama and many more in 235/40/19 all weather tires.
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Go for the Michelin Pilot AS/3's. Ive been running them for 15,000 miles so far and theyre fantastic. I live in atlanta and i've driven them in a few freezing temp situations and they do great. Great wet handling too.
245/40/19 fronts and 275/35/19 rears. I paid 1370 all four with replacement certificates at discount tire. The rears have 6 treads while the fronts have 5. No biggie, actually looks cool...:thumbup: One thing ive noticed with going with slightly larger tires and not the factory bridgestones is the ride becomes slightly softer and theres more give/roll in the steering. But the benefits (overall handling and ride comfort) outweigh that aspect. In sport + mode it feels fantastic.:D |
What i've been reading are that Continental DWS06 are the best tire for all season performance.
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According to a review conducted by "The Tire Rack", the Michelin Pilot Sport AS3 provides sportier handling than the Continental DWS06, but the Continental wins if you prefer a nicer ride. When the time comes, if none of the manufactures are making All Season tires in the staggered OEM sizes of my particular car, I will likely go with shiveng's recommendation of the increased width tires (245 front / 275 rear) and the Michelin Pilot Sport AS3.
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The Continental DWS06 comes in the 245/40-19 (front) and 265/35-19 (rear). I would give them a try and let us know how it goes. That is probably what I am going to put on when I need tires.
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I am getting the Bridgestone pole position S04 with the wider size 245/40/19, I had new Brigestone Rft's in the back and I wanted to keep the same brand going.
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Originally Posted by bedivere66
(Post 9496022)
The Continental DWS06 comes in the 245/40-19 (front) and 265/35-19 (rear). I would give them a try and let us know how it goes. That is probably what I am going to put on when I need tires.
I have corresponded with two people on this forum that claim they have experienced no adverse effects with 245/40 front and 275/35 rear. After some of my readings on this forum, I would hesitate to go 245/40 front with no corresponding increase to the rears. |
I increased the tire size over OEM and went with 245/40/19 fronts and 275/35/19 rears, Continental ExtremeContact DW. Very, very comfortable, great ride quality, no harshness and very good in wet weather. About $950 OTD at Discount Tire.
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Originally Posted by islandbeef
(Post 9505958)
I increased the tire size over OEM and went with 245/40/19 fronts and 275/35/19 rears, Continental ExtremeContact DW. Very, very comfortable, great ride quality, no harshness and very good in wet weather. About $950 OTD at Discount Tire.
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Originally Posted by islandbeef
(Post 9505958)
I increased the tire size over OEM and went with 245/40/19 fronts and 275/35/19 rears, Continental ExtremeContact DW. Very, very comfortable, great ride quality, no harshness and very good in wet weather. About $950 OTD at Discount Tire.
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